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Updated listings with a few new items available in the next week.

• Italian Conte DiCavour BB
• Italian Andrea Doria BB
• Italian L6/40 Light Tank
• US Essex Class CV
• US M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer
• German Marder III SPG

We play both 41 and 42 with NO’s and never do bids. We probably get about a 60/40 Axis/Allied win ratio.

Without NO’s just doesn’t feel right.

@crsluggo said in Broadsides and Boarding Parties:

I think it is an interesting idea. Broadsides & Boarding Parties is the only game in the old GameMaster series that has not been reprinted up to this point. I may be mistaken, but I believe Restoration Games had shown some interest in re-printing this game, but am not sure if that is still the case.

Restoration Games does do a lot of reprint of old games that the rights holders don’t want to do themselves, so it’s possible.

Just to reiterate though, I’m definitely not looking to do a straight up recreation of B&BP as I just cannot deal with the legalities of it all. Just something in a similar vein. Potentially rethemed (Sci-fi seems to be my main wheelhouse for game design and I already have a full world built that it can go with).

Just throwing out the concept of a B&BP-esque style game. Not a lot of heavy interest so far though so it may just be a vanity project.

I recently posted to one of the AaA Facebook groups a magazine ad from 1987 that featured 3 of the popular GameMaster series games (AaA, Shogun and Fortress America) and the ensuing conversation about the other games in the series (Conquest of the Empire, Broadsides and Boarding Parties) got me to thinking;

Would there be any desire for a new version of Broadsides and Boarding Parties?

Now, clearly it would not be a pure remake as I obviously do not have the financial clout to go up against the big publishers and their legal teams, but I could do a game with a similar feel to it, updated for modern play, new name (obviously) and new illustration.

Thousand Dollar Idea or Waste of Time?

*Edit: To be clear, I would not be looking to re-create Broadsides, but a game that gives the same feel and similar experience. There’s absolutely no way I want to even come close to infringing on the ol’ Milton Bradely rights (whoever owns them now).

@sgt-mclusky

I’ve found these, but they’re located in Poland I believe;
https://www.super-hobby.com/products/The-Generals-of-WW-II.html

HBG has these (though they’re all the same model);
https://www.historicalboardgaming.com/Commanders-Global-War-1936-Expansion_p_2969.html

Any 1:72 model kit should work if you can find one with the commander figures you want.

@midnight_reaper said in Xeno Games is No More:

@iwillnevergrowup said in Xeno Games is No More:

@midnight_reaper said in Xeno Games is No More:

What this means for fans of Xeno Games, including The World at War, remains to be seen.

I’d wager it means that all support for Xeno Games products, including WaW, is finished and they will never produce any copies or parts again.

Someone else may take up the mantle and buy the rights to it if there is enough value in it, but it’s probably a hard sell.

Yeah, I don’t see anyone lining up to grab that Xeno Games IP. The map and the rules have been available for free online for years. At one point the rules were up in plain text for anyone to see on the Xeno Games website itself.

The pieces were once one of the only games in town but were never all that great. There are much better alternatives now so I don’t think anyone’s going after those.

Other than name recognition or the rights to a different piece of the Xeno Games legacy I don’t see anybody making a play.

Speaking of making a play, @iwillnevergrowup, Xeno Games was moved to Canada from Florida in the early 2000s. The website has the email address and the phone number of the current proprietor. That phone number has an area code of 450 - which is for the suburbs of Montreal. Do you want a piece of that Xeno pie, since it’s up north of the US?

Honestly, I feel it’s just name recognition at this point so it’s not really something I’d consider tbh. We’ve got our own line of games (with more coming) and our own line of pieces and accessories already.

@midnight_reaper said in Xeno Games is No More:

What this means for fans of Xeno Games, including The World at War, remains to be seen.

I’d wager it means that all support for Xeno Games products, including WaW, is finished and they will never produce any copies or parts again.

Someone else may take up the mantle and buy the rights to it if there is enough value in it, but it’s probably a hard sell.

@imperious-leader said in Xeno Games is No More:

@cernel 70 years after he dies? Where do you get this?

For the US specifically; https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-duration.html

There are exceptions and it varies from country to country.

HOWEVER,

“A trademark is abandoned when the owner stops using it for three years in a row without intending to use it again, according to 15 USC 1127. After three years of non-use, the owner must show tangible, solid evidence to counter a registration attempt by someone else.”

Trademark and Copyright are two very different things, though Intellectual Property can be protected by either or both.

Protecting the mark or copyright will fall to whoever currently holds ownership (including the creator themselves (or company that owns the mark/copyright) while still alive, falling to spouse and/or next of kin).

We are now stocking 3D Printed Components Trays for AaA1940SE.

Each nation consists of 2 trays. These trays fit snugly into the original national pieces boxes for storage and include rounded inside corners for ease of removing your pieces.

Available in a variety of OOB Nation specific colors (US Olive, UK Tan, Russian Red-Brown, German Gray or Black, Italian Brown, Japanese Orange, French Blue).

• Includes 2 Trays (per nation) (each measuring 121.4 mm x 83.8 mm x 34.5mm).
• Approximate Total Dimensions: 225mm x 84mm x 34.5mm
• Weight: 200 grams.

This is a Print on Demand product, custom printed to order. As such, time to delivery will be extended beyond our normal shipping standards.

This is an original remix item, based upon the design found at https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4460661

Articulated Turrets (Rotating) added to our lineup!

A small selection of 2 piece armor with rotating turrets has been added to the shop.

https://iwillnevergrowup.com/product-category/minis/minis-ww2/minis-ww2-articulated/

Current selection includes;
M4A1 Sherman, T34-76, IS-2, Tiger II, Panzer IV, Carro Armato M15-42, Type 97 Chi Ha, R35 and Char B1 Bis.

Currently working on adding a selection of armor with articulated turrets!
A few kinks to work out, but should be available soon.

Also working on bringing a line of “budget friendly” pre-painted pieces to market. We’re not going to claim any kind of high end paint jobs, but rather decent tabletop quality at a (hopefully) reasonable price point.

Added Fort Drum (El Fraile Island, Philippines), aka The Concrete Battleship to our “Generic” pieces selection.

Reworking the Recruitment Camp (coming soon).

Developed based on a customer request;

I Will Never Grow Up Transport Load Identifier and Movement Trays are accessories for tabletop board games such as  Axis and Allies.

This holder will hold a typical Axis and Allies Transport playing piece along with 2 load identifier tokens to consolidate your transport payloads, rather than having your loaded units beside, yet separate from the transport when you move them around the battle field.

Designed to keep your naval transport systems neat and tidy.

This is a 3D Printed Accessory. Holds a single typical Axis and Allies scaled transport playing piece plus 2 identifier tokens (supplied).

Includes ;

• 1 base/tray,
• 5 Identifier Tokens (2 Infantry (I), 1 Artillery (A), 1 Armor (T) and 1 Mechanized Infantry (M)).

Dimensions;
Base - 16 mm wide x 18 mm long x 5 mm tall
Tokens - 6 mm dia x 10 mm tall

Weight: Approx 2 grams

Color : White  or Light Gray (As available)

(Transport playing piece not included, shown only for scale)

Most of our available selection displayed on the AA50th Anniversary board.

Missing a few (M4A1 Sherman, M3 Lee, M113, UH1B, M7, Hotchkiss H39, FCM F1, Akatsuki/Fubiki DD) that are currently being replenished.

Some notes regarding our 3D Printed Alternative AaA Pieces:

1. These are 3D Printed FDM and not injection molded pieces. As such, while they my have more detail they are subsequently somewhat more prone to breakage at any thin areas. We have attempted to mitigate this as best as possible by beefing up barrels and providing additional supports wherever possible, but there is always the chance that something may break.

2. As they are FDM 3D printed (not resin) there are layer lines. As small as those lines may be, they may or may not show up when attempting to paint pieces. We highly recommend a very light coat of primer before doing any painting to help fill in any excess layer lines.

3. All pieces are scaled to out of box Axis and Allies pieces with some variation for designations such as light, medium, heavy, super heavy.

4. All pieces dimensions are listed on their respective shop entry.

5. On request we can do alternate colors of existing models (an additional charge will apply).

6. We will do our best to clean any excess stringing or “flash” from models prior to shipping, however some cleanup may be required.

7. Color may vary from one run of pieces to another based on the filament used. While we do attempt to use the same brand and color of filament for each specific nation, available supply of filament may occasionally dictate a different brand, and therefore a different shade.

8. We attempt to keep a supply of all pieces in stock, however if a piece is currently out of or low on stock it will take a little longer for your order to be shipped as we produce the missing item(s).

Please note that these scales are NOT compatible with the standard Axis and Allies board game, but are compatible with the Axis and Allies Miniatures games (12mm/15mm scales) or other WW2 Tabletop Wargames such as Bolt Action.

Axis and Allies board games are in 6mm (1:285th) scale for ground and varying scales for naval (1:2800 to 1:3600 approximately).

I Will Never Grow Up Games has an ever expanding host of alternative 3d printed Axis and Allies pieces available!

Only ca$0.50-0.75 per piece for most pieces (Super heavy tanks @ ~ca$1.00 each).

www.iwillnevergrowup.com

Suitable for other 6mm/1:285th scale board games such as HBG’s Global War and our very own Battle of France 1940 or Conflict and Chaos: Vietnam 1965!

Also available is a growing selection of other board game accessories such as parts trays, card holders, resources and more!

List of currently available Alternative (1 part) Axis and Allies pieces;

US (Olive):

• M5A1 Stuart Light Tank
• LCAV Landing Craft
• M3 Lee Medium Tank
• M7 Priest SPG
• M9A1 Halftrack
• GMC Truck (Closed)
• M4A1 Sherman Medium tank
• M12 Gun Motor Carriage
• South Dakota Class BB
• Iowa Class BB
• Fletcher Class DD
• Midway CV41
• Bogue Class CVE
• Baltimore Class Heavy CA
• Gato SS
• Victory Class TT
• Northhampton Class CA
• Essex Class CV
• M18 Hellcat Tank Destroyer
• Liberty Class TT
• M41 Walker Bulldog Light Tank
• M60A1 Patton Main Battle Tank (Cold War Era)
• M109 Gun Motor Carriage (Cold War Era)
• M8 Howitzer
• GMC CCKW252 Truck (Open)
• USS Massachusets BB

UK (Tan):

• Crusader Cavalry Tank
• Universal Carrier (Mech Inf)
• Archer SPG
• Bishop Mk 1 SPG
• Churchill IV Tank
• Humber LRV
• Mk6 Light Tank
• Tetrarch Light Tank Mk7
• Valentine Infantry Tank
• York Class CA
• Queen Elizabeth Class BB
• Nelson Class BB
• HMS Eagle CV
• Bogue Class Lend Lease CVE
• Revenge Class Super Dreadnaught
• Dido Class CA
• Flower Class Corvette
• Hunt Class DD
• New Zealand Bob Semple Tank
• River Class Frigate
• A39 Tortoise Heavy Assault Tank

Russia (Red-Brown):

• T70 Tank
• SU85 Tank
• IS2 Tank
• KV1 Tank
• T34-85 Medium Tank
• BA64B Armored Car
• BT7 Tank
• SU-76 SPG
• KV5 Super Heavy Tank
• ZIS 5 Truck
• Svetlana Class CA
• Studebaker Katyusha
• Gangut Class Battleship

France (Blue):

• AMR35 Medium Tank
• Char B1 Bis Heavy Tank
• Renault UE Tankette
• Somua S35 Cavalry Tank
• Hotchkiss H39 Cavalry Tank
• FCM F1 Super Heavy Tank
• Surcouf SS
• Dunkerque Class BB
• Laffly W15 TCC Tank Hunter (Coming Soon)

Germany (Dark Gray):

• Panzer III Medium Tank
• StuG III Tank Destroyer/Infantry Support
• StuG III mit Schurzen Tank Destroyer/Infantry Support
• Sdkfz 251D Mechanized Infantry
• Elephant Heavy Tank
• E-100 Maus Heavy Tank
• Panther G Heavy Tank
• Opel Blitz (Covered) Truck
• Panzer IV Ausf E Medium Tank
• Panzer II Ausf C Light Tank
• Tiger I Heavy Tank
• Sturmpanzer SPG
• Bismarck BB
• Type U-31 SS
• Scharnhorst BB
• Auxiliary Class Cruiser/Cargo Ship Atlantis
• Type IX SS
• Marder III SPG
• Elbing T-22 Destroyer/Torpedo Boat
• Hipper Class Heavy Cruiser
• Graff Zeppelin CV
• Hetzer Light Tank Destroyer (on hold)

Italy (Brown):

• Semovente M42 da75/18 SPG/Infantry Support
• CA M11/39 Medium Tank
• CV33 Tankette
• CA M15/42 Medium Tank
• Soldati Class DD
• Foca Class SS
• Littorio Class BB
• Conte DiCavour BB
• Andrea Doria BB
• L6/40 Light Tank

Japan (Orange):

• Type 97 Chi Ha Medium Tank
• Type 95 Ha Go Light Tank
• Type 95 Heavy Tank
• Ho Ni SPG
• Ise Class BB
• No 13 Sub Chaser/DD
• Myoko Class Heavy CA
• Akatsuki (Fubiki Class) DD
• Type C3 I-52 SS
• Kaga Class CV
• Aikoku Maru Auxilliary TT
• Shokaku Class CV
• Shinano Class CV
• Takao Class CA
• Fuso Class BB

Generic Pieces (White or Gray - As available):

• Airfield
• Naval Port
• Minor Factory
• Major Factory v1
• Major Factory v2
• Flak Tower - Large Square
• Flak Tower - Small Round
• Atlantik Wall Gun Emplacement
• Machine Gun Nest/Pill Box
• Recruitment Camp
• Fort Drum (El Fraile Island) (Includes optional house rules for use)
• “Disrupted Convoy” Tokens - printed in a variety of nation colors
• Fire/Damage Tokens (small + ‘long’) - printed in Dark Yellow
• Anti Aircraft Gun (Generic)

www.iwillnevergrowup.com

@maddabout said in If you were Germany what would you do?:

Playing 1940 Europe as Germany. Playing my two sons and they always win. This time I have a chance to win as Germany however made a mistake and left Berlin vulnerable. Just took Moscow and have 84 IPCs. If you were faced with this situation and it is USA’s turn now. How would you attempt to hold off the USA long enough to get your tanks back from Moscow. What units would you buy?

Thanks for any insight

As far as I can see, the US is not getting to Berlin in one turn, so you’re ok there. It’s the UK that can get there (unless I’m reading this entirely wrong).

I’d probably just buy some infantry, maybe a couple fighters and/or warships.

A few updates!

• Much of the 3D Printed pieces stock switched over to remastered versions.
• Most pieces moved to no stock management (ie: Unlimited stock, order as much as you want)
  • This may cause some delays in large orders, but we will continue to create new stock continuously to attempt to keep up, specifically with high demand items
• Updated pricing (some larger pieces increased to ca$0.60 per piece due to increase in filament prices

We’ve also found a much better material for the US Olive pieces. Stronger and more flexible with slightly better detail!

Looking through our stock and the ever growing list of pieces on offer, I’ve started remastering, resizing and updating everything this week.

• “old” stock will be available until it’s sold out and then be replaced by “new” stock.
• New stock will have a bit more size conformity with existing A&A pieces (light, medium, heavy, super-heavy tank length standards, naval standard lengths, etc) for easier on board recognition. Not a big change but some of the models felt a little ‘off’ on the game board.
• New stock will see a slight price hike (price of filament has gone up significantly);
  • ca$0.60 per piece up from ca$0.50
  • ca$1.00 for super heavy tanks.

A whole lot of new models are being added, including super heavy tanks (FCM-1, TOG2, A36 Tortoise, KV5) and more naval pieces.

We have added the Print on Demand 12mm, 15mm and 28mm sizes for those who play AAA Minis and games like Flames of War (15mm) or Bolt Action (28mm).

I think I’ll start a new thread and let this one fade once we’ve got our updates finalized.

More great 3D Printed accessories (for both A&A and other board games) in the works every week!